Setting Up the AIP-SSM Module
Now that you have a working IPS image on the AIP-SSM, you must perform an initial
configuration setup on the module. The setup process can be done through the commandline
interface (CLI) of the AIP-SSM module. To access the module’s CLI, telnet to the module
using the session 1 command in privileged mode on the Security Appliance. When you use
this command, you will telnet to the module and be prompted for a username and password
to gain access to the CLI. Since this will be the first time you have accessed the module, you
must use the default username and password, which are cisco and cisco, respectively.
Immediately after you enter the password, the module will prompt you to enter a new
password for the username cisco. This will replace the default password for the module.
You can now run the setup command, which will allow the administrator to configure the
basic AIP-SSM settings, including the hostname, IP interfaces, Telnet server, web server port,
access control lists (ACL), and time settings. The module will initially display the current
configuration of the module, which should be the default settings. The next section will allow
you to modify each attribute that you may need changed, such as the IP address or ACLs, as
shown in Example 19-12.